Click on picture above to download Children's Storytelling Summercamp Forms
UPCOMING EVENTS
PicKin on the Porch
Free Family Entertainment on the grounds of the McElroy House. Music by Ron and Minnie Powell with a host of friends and guests.
Every Sunday through June from 2pm to 4pm, on the porch of the Proffitt Cousins Cabin. Bring your guitar and lawnchair or just come and enjoy the music.
Welcome!
Mission Statement:
The Yancey History Association’s mission is to preserve, protect and display our culture, history and heritage through archival collections, promotion of education, oral history, genealogical record and living history.
The association was formed in 1979 and by 1989 had purchased the property on which the “McElroy House” museum and the 1920’s gas station “Chamber of Commerce-Visitors Center “ are located. The dedication of the house as the Rush Wray Museum came in 1999 when the house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2004 the house became part of the North Carolina Civil War Trails and finally in 2005 the office building next door along with the parking lot was donated to the association and now houses our genealogy library, veteran’s Hall of Honor” and other exhibits as well as archival and meetings spaces.
As the parent organization to the Rush Wray Museum of Yancey County History and Genealogy Library we offer the community a place in which the history, culture and heritage of this mountain community comes alive through our living history programs providing visitors with the opportunity to experience history first hand.
Daily life is demonstrated by docents in period dress carrying out daily activities such as tatting, quilting, weaving, and chair caning, as well as gardening to name just a few.
The lower level is handicap accessible.
FINAL FEW CALENDARS
The last of our 2014 Fundraising Calendar NOW ON FINAL SALE. Only $5 (plus $2 postage if you require it sending). This will enable us to make alterations and needed repairs to the McElroy House and Lloyd Bailey Annex.
These Calendars of Houses will be a collectors item and will not be reprinted.
The common element in making all of this work is YOU and your membership.
You can make a huge difference in our community, working with the town of Burnsville, the County and the school system as we move forward into the future.
Payment can be made by check, cash or Paypal using the button below.
Click here for an application form for membership and come join us for another exciting year. All donations and membership fees are tax deductable since the Yancey History Association is a 501-C3 non-profit organization.
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